Settings matter: a scoping review on parameters in robot-assisted gait therapy identifies the importance of reporting standards.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lokomat therapy for gait rehabilitation has become increasingly popular. Most evidence suggests that Lokomat therapy is equally effective as but not superior to standard therapy approaches. One reason might be that the Lokomat parameters to personalize therapy, such as gait speed, body weight support and Guidance Force, are not optimally used. However, there is little evidence available about the influence of Lokomat parameters on the effectiveness of the therapy. Nevertheless, an appropriate reporting of the applied therapy parameters is key to the successful clinical transfer of study results. The aim of this scoping review was therefore to evaluate how the currently available clinical studies report Lokomat parameter settings and map the current literature on Lokomat

SUBMITTER: van Dellen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034544 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature